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[ ram-uh -dahn ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌræm əˈdɑn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Islam . the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Compare Muslim calendar.
the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month.
Origin of Ramadan First recorded in 1590–1600, Ramadan is from the Arabic word ramaḍān
Words nearby Ramadan Ralph Roister Doister, ram, Rama, Ramachandra, ramada, Ramadan , ramage, ram-air turbine, Rama IX, Ramakrishna, ramal
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Example sentences from the Web for Ramadan When the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began, in late June, Lawand was allowed to leave the prison.
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Sheikh Raad al-Khafaji had invited me to break the Ramadan fast in the headquarters of his recruiting operation.
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Since this hearing was taking place during Ramadan , many of the Muslims had been fasting since sunrise.
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When Ramadan fasting began, the militants bombed the gas and electricity lines to keep people from cooking.
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But the Pakistani, the Kuwaiti, and the two Saudi fighters breaking the Ramadan fast with me seemed unperturbed.
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The only excitement was the end of the Ramadan fast and the entrance on the Bairam month of feasting.
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In Hums, some Moslems saw a dog eating a bone in Ramadan , and killed him because he would not keep the fast.
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It is greater than the day of Ramadan and the day of el-Adha and the day of Ashura.
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In the same year he also appointed the fast of the month Ramadan .
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The month of Ramadan is the holy month, corresponding in some measure to our Lent.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ramadan Ramadan Rhamadhan Ramazan (ˌræməˈzɑːn )
noun the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset
the fast itself
Word Origin for Ramadan C16: from Arabic, literally: the hot month, from ramad dryness
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Cultural definitions for Ramadan A holy month in Islam; the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Devout Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset during each day of Ramadan.
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